GRANDILOQUENT

(adj.) puffed up with vanity
"a grandiloquent and boastful manner", "overblown oratory", "a pompous speech", "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"
synonyms : overblown , pompous , pontifical , portentous
His pontifical speech made him a subject of ridicule. -added by naila_inlas
His overblown oratory impressed no one. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) lofty in style
"he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
synonyms : magniloquent , tall

Selected Mnemonic for grandiloquent

(Tag: Global) Split GRANDILOQUENT as grand and eloquent (expressing yourself readily) which is the grand or mega way of expressing something i.e. pompous
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Mnemonics for grandiloquent

(Tag: ) Grandiloquent…GRAND+ELOQUENT only an ELOQUENT speaker can deliver a POMPOUS/BOMBASTIC speech in front a HUGE/GRAND crowd……
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(Tag: global) GRANDiloquent sounds like grand open. Grand open need to be grandiloquent.
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(Tag: english) grandiloquent-grand means large or long and eloquent means to impress people using words
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(Tag: ) anything that is grand is used to impress
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